Food Grinders Government Bids & RFPs

Bids are due by 2:00 p. m. , Wednesday, June 29, 2026.

The state shall have thirty 30 calendar days after receipt of invoice or satisfactory delivery of goods or performance of the services to make payment.

Award, if made, shall be to the responsive, responsible bidder submitting the lowest total base bid.

To be eligible for award, bidders must possess a certificate of compliance from Hawaii Compliance Express at the time of bidding.

Liquidated damages is fixed at the sum of two hundred and no/100 dollars (****) for each and every calendar day the contractor delays the completion of this contract after the required date of said completion.

The contract administrator or his representative reserves the right to inspect contractors job performance at any time and may require the contractors presence during inspection.

A protest based upon the content of the solicitation shall be submitted in writing within five 5 working days after the aggrieved persons knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto.

Failure of any bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from an obligation under his bid submitted.

The estimated cost of the base scope of work is 1,000,****.

Responses are due by 1:00 PM on July 13th, 2026. Responses due by 1: 00pm on july 13th, 2026

The district will award the bid to the responsive and responsible bidders whose bid is most advantageous to the district, considering criteria such as cost, past performance, service reputation, service capability, staff quality, customer satisfaction, and past relationship with the district. The district will award the bid to the responsive and responsible bidders whose bid is most advantageous to the district. In determining the most advantageous bid, the district will consider criteria such as, but not limited to, cost, bidders past performance andor service reputation, and service capability, quality of the bidders staff or services, customer satisfaction, bidders past relationship with the district.

Proposals must follow the outline set forth in the document and include completed qualifications. Proposals must follow the outline set forth in this document. please submit one original copy of the completed qualifications and other requirements of the rfb

Failure to adhere to specifications may result in removal from future bidders lists or billing for the difference in cost if the next lowest bidder is contacted due to non-compliance. The district also reserves the right to remove contractors from future bidders list for failure to adhere to specifications. Should the call not be returned within the specified time, or completion of the job not be attempted, the next lowest bidder available will be contacted. The difference in cost will be billed to the original contractor who did not comply with the specifications.

Bidders may contact Lisa Perron, Food Service Director, at 518 **** extension 4 to arrange a site tour prior to submitting a bid. Bidders may contact lisa perron, food service director, at 518 **** extension 4 to arrange a site tour prior to submitting a bid

Failure to provide sufficient information, failure to respond to requests for clarification, or non-compliance with specifications may result in disqualification. Failure to provide sufficient and required information may result in the proposal being rejected by the district as nonresponsive and not being considered.

The submission deadline for responses to this RFI is 11 June 2026 at 11:00 am EST. submission instructions: interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this rfi by 11 june 2026 at 11:00 am est.

The requirement includes 2 ea 1 year parts labor, standard.

Interested parties should provide their organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization and tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this requirement. if your organization has the potential capacity to perform this contract requirement, please provide the following information: organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization and tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this requirement.